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Frank Lloyd Wright, born on June 8, 1867, and died on April 9, 1959, was a renowned American architect, often hailed as the father of modern architecture. Known for his unique architectural style and design philosophy, Wright emphasized the harmony between nature and architecture, which had a profound impact on the architectural world.

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“Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds. Remy de Gourmont An idea is salvation by imagination”

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Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

“Take nothing for granted as beautiful or ugly, but take every building to pieces, and challenge every feature. Learn to distinguish the curious from the beautiful. Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind. 'Think simples' as my old master used to say - meaning to reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.”

Source: Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings: 1930-1932

“Beautiful buildings are more than scientific. They are true organisms, spiritually conceived; works of art, using the best technology by inspiration rather than the idiosyncrasies of mere taste or any averaging by the committee mind.”

Mind Art Inspiration Beautiful Technology Building Taste Mere Works Of Art Organisms Committees Idiosyncrasies Best Technology

Book:1949-1959

Source: 1949-1959

“Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind.”

Mind Habit Analysis Architect Synthesis Habits Of Mind

Book:Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings: 1930-1932

Source: Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings: 1930-1932

“The heart is the chief feature of a functioning mind.”

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Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

“Love is the virtue of the Heart, Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind, Decision is the virtue of the Will, Courage is the virtue of the Spirit.”

Mind Heart Spirit Decision Love Is Virtue Sincerity

Book:The master architect: conversations with Frank Lloyd Wright

Source: The master architect: conversations with Frank Lloyd Wright

“Building becomes architecture only when the mind of man consciously takes it and tries with all his resources to make it beautiful, to put concordance, sympathy with nature, and all that into it. Then you have architecture.”

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Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

“Television is bubble-gum for the mind.”

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Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

“I wouldnt mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking.”

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Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

About the Author

Born: June 8, 1867
Died: April 9, 1959
Known for: Architect
Quotes: 218

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1949-1959Related source material

Frank Lloyd Wright on architecture: selected writings 1894-1940Related source material

The Future of ArchitectureRelated source material

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Modern Architecture: Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930Related source material

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The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright: Critical Writings on ArchitectureRelated source material

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